@Wiixxy_y You could talk about which song is your favorite, or why you love Olivia or whatever the fuck teen angst bullshit she makes you feel but instead it’s TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR Taylor TaYlOR SWiFt taylorrr taylorrr TAYLORRRRRR TAYLOR TAYLOR taylor taylor TayLor
meanwhile she was recently inducted in the songwriters hall of fame, dropped an album with a 4 million debut, is worth 2 billion, just bagged a number 1 with a soundtrack song. if travis is attempting to make her less successful he's failing or you're just schizo
There was this brief window of time back in 2023 when a lot of people tolerated Taylor being successful
That changed when she decided to be successful and openly happy all at the same time
“midnights is bad” while it has one of the best songs to ever exist, a song that is written so creatively that it could be many artists’ peak in both songwriting and chart performance but for taylor its just a random album track
i don’t think taylor has lost an ounce of emotion for performing love story since the day she wrote it, and that says a lot about how she views her legacy. these songs are time capsules of every girl she’s ever been, and she holds them in such high esteem
Urgh. This is so dismissive to what actually happened, im annoyed. HE brought the subject back. She finally adressed it. He completely dehumanized her in that review. Her defending herself against his cruelty isn't " losing it"
Tweeting one post isn't " losing it"
I’m blown away by @halsey’s artistry and commitment to taking risks. Giving us all a brave new era to dive into and explore together. If I can’t have love, I want power is out now- please stream and buy the album!!
Think about it like this:
Anthony Fantano attacks Halsey for a decade. She finally responds and he cries for 2 days. Runs to Variety about people being mean to him.
Taylor Swift attacked and threatened by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Why are his feelings valid but not Taylor’s?
Random, but I miss the Midnights era so much. 98 Metacritic debut (universally acclaimed from the beginning because the numbers weren’t out yet and people didn’t yet have the urge to punish Taylor for being “too successful”). Midnights Mayhem With Me. The elaborate build-up to the era. The entire aesthetic. The pure pop bliss of listening to the very first note of Lavender Haze. Midnights being perfect and literally Taylor’s most unskippable album to date. The last era of people being normal to Taylor (before El*n destroyed the social ecosystem of this app). Taypraise left and right. Visual album rumors. Midnights breaking the biggest Spotify debut of all time (and antis being gagged at there being no “female” 😭). Swifties being absolutely flabbergasted of the numbers and historic records. Literal mass breakdowns of Taytrier fandoms. HITSDD projecting 1M+ debut. Record after record after record. Two top-tier music videos in a week. Initial Hot 100 projections sending swifties into a frenzy because of the possibility of Taylor becoming the first to ever occupy the entire Top 10. Antis streaming Unholy in a desperate attempt. Swifties doing buy parties for Question and Vigilante Sh*t. Arianators provoking swifties with their “solo top 3” record clownery. Swifties boosting Maroon in response (lol). Midnights debuting with 1.578M on Billboard 200 and triumphantly occupying the entire Top 10 of the Hot 100. Anti-Hero blocking several A-list releases week after week. Bejeweled dance going mega-viral. Listening parties, Midnights-themed events, and a string of phenomena leading up to Taylormania. Then Taylor sealing the deal and announcing *the* biggest tour of all time.
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE 😩
Music critic Anthony Fantano speaks to Variety after being slammed by Halsey:
“We’re talking about a two-year-old review here where I’ve remained mostly silent on the reception of the review, despite the fact that Halsey and her fans, for the duration of that time, have pushed the narrative that I disliked the album — or said in my assessment of the album that there was a ‘self-centeredness’ about it — because she was sick. That I specifically attacked this album and tore it apart because there’s some cartoonishly evil characteristic about me that somehow just singled this album out because of who she is or the illness that she suffered during that time in her life that inspired the record, which couldn’t be further from the truth... I’m not the devil himself for not enjoying this album. On top of that, it has nothing to do with Halsey being a woman. There are countless women whose projects I’ve championed over the years. I have no problem with enjoying and supporting the work of women, especially women who address serious issues in their work."
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Anthony Fantano calls himself "the most relevant and impactful music critic” in response to Halsey (via Variety):
“I don’t have to prove my track record to Halsey. I have been the most relevant and impactful music critic of my — and any — generation for over 10 years now. You can’t really debate that. There’s no music critic bigger than me who’s had more impact than me for as long as I have, consistently. And if I die tomorrow, nobody’s going to outdo that run.”
(https://t.co/xltK60rKap)
RESPECTFULLY, Fantano listens to a lot of music but does not seem to have much of an understanding of music. I try not to be a hater, but he's also really pompous about it all. A real example of someone who doesn't know what they don't know
sorry no ANTHONY FANTANO IS NOT A CRITIC! he's a bald guy who gives less than average reviews on his youtube who y'all somehow gave legitimacy bc he drags artists you hate. i will not be gaslit.
reminder that in this review he mocked her, saying she has main character in the album she wrote about her battle with cancer that she thought would be released posthumously, this man is nothing